An Awareness of Domestic Violence including the Impact on Children and Young People

On average, survivors of domestic violence contact 11 agencies before obtaining the help they need. On average, a woman is assaulted at least 35 times before she reports an assault to the police. Domestic violence is equally prevalent among all income groups and among people from all ethnic groups. Women who have experienced domestic violence are 15 times more likely to abuse alcohol, 9 times more likely to abuse drugs, 3 times more likely to be diagnosed as depressed or psychotic and 5 times more likely to attempt suicide.

Considering these statistics, this e-learning course is suitable for any worker who is in regular contact or works regularly with children, young people and their families. The course will raise your awareness of the issues surrounding domestic violence particularly for those workers that come into contact with survivors.

On completion of this course learners will be able to:

Explain what domestic violence is and who is most at risk
Recognize the difference between the facts and myths surrounding domestic violence
Describe the physical and psychological effects of domestic violence
Explain the impact of domestic violence on the unborn child, children and young people
Classify the behaviors displayed by a perpetrator
Identify positive and negative ways to support cases of domestic violence
Outline how the victim may feel
Interpret domestic violence statistics
Describe best practices
Identify the “dos and don’t’s” of assisting in a domestic violence case
Recognize when and where to get help

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Reward for information on Bradenton teen’s slaying is up to $6,000

Child Abuse Advocate Jailed On Multiple Child Sexual Abuse Charges

A Newcastle man who advised Governments on child protection has today been jailed for a range of child sex offenses. The former CEO of Hunter Aboriginal Children’s Services Steven Andrew Larkins, pleaded guilty to nine offences including producing and possessing child pornography, fraud and the aggravated indecent assault of two boys aged 11 and 12. The 46-year-old has worked in advisory roles on child protection issues for both the New South Wales and Federal Governments.  READ MORE HERE

She insists he’s ‘not who they think he is’

A 26-year-old man is accused of hitting his wife and forcing a seven-year-old boy to smoke pot at gunpoint. Justin Blake Mitchell, from McDonagh, Georgia, is being held at the Walton County Jail without bond since the July 12 incident, which took place at Santa Rosa Beach, Florida. According to arrest reports, Mitchell pointed a gun at the child and threatened to shoot him if he didn’t smoke marijuana.  READ MORE HERE

Watching the new ‘Mandarin Mermaid’ glide to another suspiciously easy victory yesterday – the prelude to what will doubtless be her second gold medal of these Games – my thoughts returned to the disturbing interview I conducted with another swimming sensation many years ago. Just like China’s Ye Shiwen, East German Petra Schneider had astonished the world in winning the 400 metres medley – this time at the 1980 Moscow Olympics – producing a performance of such awesome power that her rivals (including Britain’s Sharron Davis, who won silver) seemed to be lesser mortals. And as with 16-year-old Ye in London on Saturday night, so striking was Schneider’s superiority over young women who had trained equally long and hard that many observers wondered how she could possibly have been so much stronger, fitter and faster.  READ MORE HERE

The parents of a boy who was subjected to various forms of torture are now facing jail after being found guilty of attempt to murder. The abuse started when Shaurya was three-years-old and getting justice for him, now aged 13, was a long hard-fought battle for his maternal grandparents. His mother died when he was young and he lived with his father Lalit Balhara, a former Army Major, and step-mother Preeti Balhara. READ MORE HERE

Dad Accused of Plotting to Kill Students, Principal at Son’s School

SANTA ANA, CA – A 48-year old college professor is accused of plotting to murder students and administrators at his son’s former high school in Irvine. Rainer Klaus Reinscheid, a professor at the UC, Irvine, is charged with setting five fires on the campus of University High School, in Mason Park Preserve, and at a school administrator?s home. The crimes allegedly began in March after Reinscheid?s 14-year-old son, who attended University High School in Irvine, was disciplined at school. READ MORE HERE
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A mother of two, Amy Hu from Santa Clara, California, found an old, rusty knife in her bag of Jolly Rancher Crunch and Chew candy. The bag was completely sealed when she purchased it. According to ABC 7, she bought the candy at a local Safeway and because the manufacturer has not issued a recall, the candy is still on the shelves. READ MORE HERE

Danielle Reeves, 24, left her infant and toddler in an overfilled bathtub for 50 minutes while she was out drinking wine with neighbors, resulting in the child’s death. When she returned home from her neighbor’s house, she found her 1-year-old child lifeless in the bathtub.  READ MORE HERE

Dennis Hopper‘s 21-year-old son has been accused of raping a 15-year-old girl … after plying her with drugs and alcohol … this according to a lawsuit obtained by TMZ.  Henry Hopper — who starred in Gus Van Zant’s “Restless” in 2011 — is being sued by the mother of an unidentified 16-year-old girl … who claims the girl met Hopper through a mutual friend in Feb. 2011. READ MORE HERE

UPDATE:  Baby Thrown Out Window By Father Dies Of Injuries

The police arrested Frederico Bruno after he viciously stabbed his ex-girlfriend and then threw her out of a third-story window while she held their 3-month-old son in her arms. The incident occurred at 7 a.m. Friday morning. Bruno was hiding in his ex-girlfriends place, when she walked in with their boy and one of her friends. He savagely attacked and stabbed the friend, then proceeded to do the same with his ex before pushing her out the window. READ MORE HERE